MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes” is down 32 percent in total viewers from “The Ed Show”last May. Chris Hayes was expected to draw in younger audiences. The New York Times’ Brian Stetler called Hayes “the youngest of all the cable news hosts on any network. He will also be perhaps themost unabashedly progressive host of any of the three major outlets.”

Hayes serves as the lead-in for the 9 p.m. program, “The Rachel Maddow Show,” which delivered its lowest-rated month since its debut on Sept. 8, 2008 (717,000 total viewers), and its second lowest with adults 25-54 (210,000).

Both Fox News’ Sean Hannity and CNN’s Piers Morgan surpassed Maddow in the time slot.

Critics have blasted MSNBC for being sympathetic to the Obama administration in its coverage of the Benghazi scandal. NewsBusters reported, MSNBC gave no live coverage to the May 8 congressional hearings on the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi.

Fox News has been providing constant coverage of the scandals that have rocked the Obama administration. Phil Griffin, president at MSNBC, said earlier this year his goal was to beat Fox News in the ratings by 2014, after having surpassed CNN in 2012, as well as in February of this year.

Also, CNN rose 92 percent to 161,000 adults 25-54 in total day and 97 percent to 225,000 adults 25-54 in primetime.

The following are the complete May 2013 versus May 2012 rankings from Nielsen:

Total Day
FNC: 1,246,000 total viewers, up 24 percent (236,000 in 25-54, down 5 percent)
CNN: 465,000 total viewers, up 61 percent (161,000 in 25-54, up 92 percent)
MSNBC: 346,000 total viewers, down 10 percent (115,000 in 25-54, down 7 percent)
HLN: 494,000 total viewers, up 111 percent (175,000 in 25-54, up 90 percent)

Primetime
FNC: 1,973,000 total viewers, up 17 percent (308,000 in 25-54, down 6 percent)
CNN: 660,000 total viewers, up 70 percent (225,000 in 25-54, up 97 percent)
MSNBC: 539,000 total viewers, down 20 percent (175,000 in 25-54, down 19 percent)
HLN: 624,000 total viewers, up 91 percent (209,000 in 25-54, up 97 percent)

What would it take for you to watch MSNBC?

I'll watch if they get serious and report from a true progressive perspective

Nothing, it's one of my regular stops on the path of seeking truth

Not much, it's my favorite network

Not much, it's no different than ABC, CNN, NBC and the rest

Nothing, it's by far the best comedy channel on TV!

I don't really care for it, but if it's on, I'll watch

Nothing! America needs to turn that garbage off and read a book

At least $100 an hour

Better looking babes, like the ones on Fox News

A real investigative look into the impeachable offenses of Barack Obama

I'll watch if they replace 'The Rachel Maddow Show' and 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' with 'Dancing with the Stars'

They would have to add a couple good conservative hosts in prime time

A total overhaul in which they fire every host and producer and sell the network to someone who cares about truthful reporting

I don't care what anybody offers me, I will never watch it. That's a promise